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  • Make your own Crystallized Ginger. Recipe on Shutterbean.com!

    Homemade Candied Ginger
  • Carrot Ginger Bread is a great way to use leftover carrots. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

    Carrot Ginger Bread
  • When life gives you too many apples, make Instant Pot Applesauce. It's a great addition to your meal prep arsenal. Recipe on Shutterbean.com!

    Instant Pot Applesauce

  • Pumpkin Pecan Biscotti
  • Ever wanted to Make Your Own Homemade Dried Fruit? Tracy from Shutterbean shows you how!

    Homemade Dried Fruit
  • Say hello to your new favorite dessert- Granola Cookies! They're buttery, crispy & crunchy. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

    Granola Cookies
  • Start the morning off with a little indulgent treat! Check out the recipe for this Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal on Shutterbean.com

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal
  • Tracy from Shutterbean shows how she makes Chocolate Lollipops! Heart shaped

    Chocolate Lollipops
  • Spiced Brown Sugar Pound Cake with Rum Molasses Glaze is the perfect way to build community! Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

    Spiced Brown Sugar Pound Cake
  • Find the recipe for Caramel Pumpkin Oatmeal Bars on Shutterbean.com!

    Caramel Pumpkin Oatmeal Bars
  • Tahini Cookies are like a grown up peanut butter cookie! Check out the recipe on Shutterbean.com

    Tahini Cookies
  • How to Make an Epic Cheeseboard with items from Trader Joe's! See more on Shutterbean.com

    How to Make an Epic Cheeseboard (with Trader Joe’s Items!)

  • Breakfast Sausage Pretzel Rolls

  • Herbed Goat Cheese
  • Hippy Banana Bread Shutterbean

    Hippy Banana Bread

  • Chocolate Earl Grey Tea Truffles

  • No- Knead Cloverleaf Rolls

  • Whole 30 Snack Ideas

  • Grain Free Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal

  • Avocado Kimchi Toast

  • Veggie Cream Cheese Bagels

  • Night Cereal: Tahini Rice Crispy Cereal

  • Egg-In-A-Nest Pesto Pizza

  • Gluten Free Blueberry Cornmeal Muffins

  • Spicy Mango Chile Wraps

  • Berry Cereal Milkshakes

  • Broiled Raspberry Brûlée

  • Turmeric Latte
  • Celebrate citrus season with a Citrus Smoothie Bowl! It's packed with Vitamin C. Find the recipe on Shutterbean.com

    Citrus Smoothie Bowls

  • Toast 12 Ways

  • Chocolate Dipped Pretzels

  • Cherry Almond Bark

  • Cinnamon Sugar Wonton Crisps

  • Fairy Toast

  • Easy Appetizer Ideas

  • Pumpkin Pie in a Mug

  • Persimmons with Goat Cheese & Sage

  • Persimmon Grape Pomegranate Salad

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Hi, I'm Tracy Benjamin. I’m a food stylist and photographer living in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I find magic in the mess and beauty in the everyday.
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Practicing the art of noticing. Practicing the art of noticing.
Look what you can do with two cans of white beans, Look what you can do with two cans of white beans, marinara and arugula! This #budgetfriendly Creamy Greens & Beans recipe is on shutterbean this week and will soon become a #shutterbeanmealprep staple!
Just remember, the more you look for #tinylittlejo Just remember, the more you look for #tinylittlejoys the more you’ll see them. #apeptalkforwhenyouneedone
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